Carson	Fears

5 10	Pyle	Ln

H opkinsville,	K Y

cmfears@icloud.com

Exemption	Request	Pursuant	to	Section	333	of	the	FAA	Reform	Act	and	Part	11	of	the	Federal

Aviation	Regulations	from: 14	CFR	21	subpart	H

14	CFR	45.23(b)

14	CFR	61.113(a)	and	(b)

14	CFR	91.7(a)

14	CFR	91.9(b)(2)

14	CFR	91.103

14	CFR	91.109

14	CFR	91.119(c)

14	CFR	91.121

14	CFR	91.151(a)

14	CFR	91.203	(a)	and	(b)

14	CFR	91.405	(a)

14 CFR	91.407	(a)	(1)

14	CFR	91.409	(a)(1)	and	(2)

14	CFR	91.417(a)	and	(b)

Pursuant	to	Section	333	of	the	FAA	Modernization	and	Reform	Act	of	2012	(the	“Reform	Act”)

and	14	CFR	Part	11, Carson	Fears ,	operator	of	Unmanned	Aircraft	Systems	(UAS),	hereby	ap plies

for	an	exemption	from	the	listed	Federal	Aviation	Regulations	(“FARs”)	to	allow	commercial

operation	of	designated	UAS,	provided	such	operations	are	conducted	within	and	under	the

conditions	outlined	herein	or	as	may	be	established	by	the	FAA	as	requ ired	by	Section	333.

Commercial	operation	of	an	UAS,	as	described	herein,	which	are	equipped	with	camera(s)

and	sensors,	would	provide	professional	services	in	the	following	areas:

1.	Aerial	photography	and/or	video	for	public	and/or	private	use	includi ng	real	estate,

architecture,	land	surveying,	engineering	and	other	related	professional	activities.

2.	Aerial	video	and/or	photography	for	public	and/or	private	use	including public

events

. 3.	Aerial	inspe ction/photography	of	residential/commercial	structures	under	contract	with	the

owners	or	local	government	authority.

4.	Aerial	inspection/photography	of	residential/commercial	utility	infrastructure	including	but

not	limited	to	electrical	power	lines,	wind	turbines	and	cell	towers.

5.	Aerial	video/photography	or	providing	live	video	feed	to	assist	with	search	and	rescue

operations	in	cases	of	an	emergency	or	natural	disaster	only	when	the	local	authorities	or

go vernment	has	requested	it	by	contract	or	donation.

6.	Training	to	persons	individually	or	belonging	to	both	private	and/or	public	organizations	to

increase	awareness	and	improve	safety	for	current	and	future	UAS	operations	within	the

NAS.

As	described below,	the	requested	exemption	would	permit	the	operation	of	designatedUAS	as	set	forth	in	this	document	under	controlled	conditions	in	the	NAS	that	would	be	a)

limited	b)	controlled	c)	predetermined	and	d)	safe.	Approval	of	this	exemption	would	i ncrease

public	awareness	of	UAS	operations	and	enhance	safety	to	aid in	fulfilling	the	Secretary	of

T ransportation’s	(the	FAA	Administrator’s)	responsibilities	to	“....establish	requirements

for	the	safe	operation	of	such	aircraft	systems	in	the	nationa l	airspace	system.”

I	plan	to	operate	a	UAS,	the	DJI	PHANTOM	3	Professional

, which	is	comprised	of	an	unmanned

aircraft	(UA	or	Phantom	3)	and	a	transportable	ground	station.	The	Phantom	3	is a	quad

- copter

with	a	maximum	gross	weight	of 3	pounds.	It	is	equipped	with	four	rotors	that	are	driven	by

battery	powered electric motors. The Phantom	3 has	a	maximum	airspeed	of	16	m/s.

I	also	plan	to	operate	a	UAS,	the	DJI	Inspire	1	which	is	comprised	of	an	unmanned	aircraft	(UA

or	Inspire	1)	and	a transportable	ground	station.	The	Inspire	1	is	referred	to	as	a	quad

- copter

with	a	maximum	gross	weight	of	about	6.5	pounds.	It	is	equipped	with	four	rotors	that	are

driven	by	electric	motors	powered	by	batteries.	The	UA	has	a	maximum	airspeed	of	22	m/s.

Also,	given	the	small	size	of	the	UAS’s	involved	and	the	restricted	controlled	environment

within which	they	will	operate,	the	applicant	fits	within	that	zone	of	safety	(an	equivalent	level

of	safety) in	which	Congress	envisioned	that	the	FAA	must,	by	e xemption,	allow	commercial

operations	of UASs	to	commence	immediately.	Also	due	to	the	size	of	the	UASs	and	the

controlled	areas	in which	the	relevant	UASs	will	operate,	approval	of	the	application	presents

no	national	security issue.	Given	the	followin g,	the	grant	of	the	requested	exemptions	is	clearly

in	the	public	interest: Carson	Fears proposes	that	the	exemption	requested	herein	apply	to	civil

aircraft	that	have	the characteristics	and	that	operate	with	the	l imitations	listed	herein.	These

limitat ions	provide	for	a considerable level	of	safety	to	operations.	These	limitations	and

conditions	to	which Carson	Fears agrees	to	be	bound	when	conducting	commercial	operations

under	an	FAA	issued	exemption

including:

1.	The	UAS	will	weigh	less	than	55	l bs.

2.	Flights	will	be	operated	within	line	of	sight	of	operator.

3.	Maximum	total	flight	time	for	each	operational	flight	will	be	30	minutes.

4.	Flights	will	be	terminated	at	15%	battery	power	reserve.

4.	Flights	will	be	operated	at	an	altitude	of	no	more	than	400	feet	AGL

5.	UAS	operator	will	be	trained	and	certified	in	the	proper	safety	and	operations	of	the	UAS.

6.	The	UAS	will	only	operate	within	a	controlled	area	as	defined	in	the	Procedures.

7. The	operator	will	post	advisor	notice	around	the	controlled	area.

8.	The	operator	will	have	been	trained	in	operation	of	UAS	generally	and	received	up

- to

- date

information	on	the	particular	UAS	to	be	operated	as	required.

9.	If	the	UAS	loses	communicatio ns	or	loses	its	GPS	signal,	the	UAS	will	have	capability	to

return	to	a	pre

- determined	location	within	the	Security	Perimeter	and	land.

10.	The	UAS	will	have	the	capability	to	abort	a	flight	in	case	of	unpredicted	obstacles	or

emergencies.

Accordingly, the	applicant	respectfully	requests	that	the	FAA	grant	the	requested	exemption

and are	prepared	to	modify	or	amend	any	part	of	this	request	to	satisfy	the	need	for	anequivalent level	of	safety. Please	contac t	me at	any	time	if additional information	or

cl arification	is needed.

Sincerely,

Carson	Fears